Role and functions of the State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell

(1) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will be responsible for receiving the eapplications, their subsequent processing as per the procedure laid down in this Act and take the proposals to the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority or the State Review Committee, as the case may be. (2) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will function as an expert project approval, monitoring and implementation group, which will act as a single focal point of interface between applicants and the Government Departments for facilitating the new investment proposal(s), providing necessary assistance for setting of the projects approved by the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority or the State Review Committee, assisting the applicants in obtaining required clearances from the Departments concerned, in a time bound manner. (3) It will co-ordinate with all departments through concerned Departmental Nodal Officer or with the officers of the Appropriate Authority deputed with the Cell to help implementation of the projects on ground. (4) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will also provide handholding support to the industrial undertakings in resolving any functional difficulties throughout their lifecycle. (5) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell may set up and maintain a helpline number and grievance redressal mechanism to facilitate entrepreneurs and redress their grievances. (6) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will issue incentive eligibility certificate, wherever required, and help the applicants in applying for admissible incentives, concessions and facilities and sanctioning thereof. (7) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell shall monitor the functioning of industrial undertakings or projects established in the State and present half yearly report to the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority and the State Review Committee. (8) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will maintain an integrated web portal for providing relevant online sectorial information to the potential investors with regard to land-banks, the State Policies, incentives, etc. (9) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell may organize workshops, seminars, investment promotion activities to promote investment in the State, in the country or abroad. (10) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell may appoint consultants on need basis as are required to perform its functions. (11) The State Investment Promotion and Facilitation Cell will exercise all or any specific powers or functions assigned by the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority or the State Government from time to time.